From Hand to Mouth
About From Hand to Mouth
A crooked lawyer hides a midnight deadline from a young heiress. If she does not prove her claim in time, the money goes to her foster brother, and he hires a gang to kidnap her. A hungry young man and a waif spend counterfeit bills the dog took from a crap game, and the heiress pays the bill when a policeman stops him. He later climbs onto the kidnappers' car, follows them to the hideout, and brings the police by making them chase him. He gets her to the office in time to sign.
Cast & crew
More about From Hand to Mouth
Alfred J. Goulding and Hal Roach directed. Harold Lloyd and H. M. Walker are credited with the writing, and Roach produced. Pathé Exchange released it on December 28, 1919.
Themes
Preservation
A print is in the British Film Institute archive.
Notes
- Mildred Davis plays the heiress. This is the first film she made with Lloyd. They later married.
- Peggy Cartwright plays the waif. Snub Pollard plays the kidnapper. Noah Young is one of the conspirators.
Scenes
- The dog brings money from a crap game, and the bills turn out to be counterfeit.
- Lloyd leads the policemen to the kidnappers by getting them to chase him.
Also available
- Internet Archive (FROMHANDTOMOUTH1919HaroldLloydMildredDavidSnubPollard)
